They would ask me what actors I saw in the roles. I would tell them, and they’d say “Oh that’s interesting.” And that would be the end of it.
--Elmore Leonard, in 2000, on the extent of his input for Hollywood's adaptation of his novels

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Tara Hyland's "Daughters of Fortune"

Tara Hyland was born in Surrey in 1976. She studied History at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, and then worked in the City for several years before leaving to write full time. She currently lives in London with her husband.

Here she shares some casting ideas should Daughters of Fortune, her debut novel, be adapted for the big screen:

There's quite a big cast of characters in my book, so I'll just go with the three daughters of the title:

Caitlin - A shorter Liv Tyler (I always imagine Caitlin is about 5'6, whereas Liv Tyler is 5'10). I always imagine Caitlin to be sexy in an earthy, natural way, just like Liv Tyler playing Arwen in The Lord of the Rings.

Amber - if she ever turned to acting, Avril Lavinge! Amber's meant to be a bit of a wild child, so I think Lavinge's rock princess looks would suit her perfectly.

“Compared to a novel, a film is like an economy pizza where there are no olives, no ham, no anchovies, no mushrooms, and all you’ve got is the dough.”
--Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin